Question

If rolling a dice what is the probability of getting a number than less than 6

Answer 1

We are asked to find the probability of getting a number less than 6 after rolling a die.

Recall that a fair die has 6 sides.

When you roll a die there are a total of 6 possible outcomes.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Count how many of these outcomes are less than 6.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

There are 5 possible outcomes of interest.

So, the probability is

`\begin{gathered} P(less\; than\; 6)=\frac{\text{outcomes of interest}}{\text{total outcomes}} \\ P(less\; than\; 6)=(5)/(6) \end{gathered}`

There is a 5/6 probability of getting a number less than 6.